Noises Off  by Michael Frayn/The Valiant by Holworthy Hall

Audition Dates – Tuesday, September 4, 3-6pm;

CALLBACKS: Wednesday, September 5, 3-6pm

Rehearsal Times/Days – Monday –Thursday 3-6:00, Tech meetings every other Friday 2:45-4:00

Performance Dates for Noises Off: October 18-20, 2009 at 7:30pm, Seguin Stage

Performance Dates for The Valiant: November 9, 10 at 7:30pm, Blackbox

Synopsis

*Noises Off, a comic masterpiece, is not one play, but two: the hilariously horrible, British farce, Nothing On, and the comedic nightmare that ensues backstage. Slamming doors, flying props, prat falls, sardines and two-story revolving sets abound as we see the first act of Nothing On presented three times, each with successively less attention to the script. The under-rehearsed actors and technicians desperately try to perform even as their rapidly deteriorating relationships cause mass hysteria and make for some hysterical comedy both off-stage and on. They all quickly find that as they muddle through, the more they work to take control, the funnier and more chaotic it gets! Noises Off is written with a wit and heart that allows it to be more than mere farce or parody of farce; it speaks to what we love about theatre and makes us laugh at our dramas, both onstage and off.

*The Valiant tells the story of James Dyke, a confessed murderer who has been sentenced to die and now awaits his fate on death row. The only problem is that no one knows who he really is or where he comes from, and he is determined to take his secret to the grave. The prison's warden and chaplain have nearly given up hope of discovering his true identity until the night of Dyke's execution when a strange young woman arrives requesting to see him. Now, she may be the only key to unlocking Dyke's mysterious past.